Bent Larsen vs Nigel Short

Phillips&Drew · 1980 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Phillips&Drew
Site London
Round 12
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/qQ2p1k1/5p2/2pp1Ppp/8/6PP/1R2K3 b - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.exd4 d5
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.c5 O-O
  9. 9.Rc1 h6
  10. 10.Be3 Ng4
  11. 11.Bb5 Nxe3
  12. 12.fxe3 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O a6
  14. 14.Ba4 f5
  15. 15.a3 Bf6
  16. 16.b4 g5
  17. 17.Qd3 Ne7
  18. 18.Bxd7 Qxd7
  19. 19.a4 g4
  20. 20.Ne1 Bg5
  21. 21.Qe2 Kh8
  22. 22.Nd3 Ng6
  23. 23.Nf4 Nxf4
  24. 24.exf4 Bf6
  25. 25.Qe3 Kg7
  26. 26.Rfd1 Kf7
  27. 27.Rd3 Rfe8
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.axb5 Ra5
  30. 30.Rd2 Rea8
  31. 31.Rb2 h5
  32. 32.Rcb1 Ra3
  33. 33.Qd2 Qc7
  34. 34.b6 Qd7
  35. 35.Nb5 R8a4
  36. 36.Rb4 Rxb4
  37. 37.Qxb4 Ra2
  38. 38.Qb3 Ra5
  39. 39.Kf2 h4
  40. 40.Ke3 Kg6
  41. 41.Kd3 Bh8
  42. 42.Nc3 Qc8
  43. 43.Qb4 Qa8
  44. 44.c6 Qa6+
  45. 45.Kc2 bxc6
  46. 46.b7 c5
  47. 47.Qb3 Bxd4
  48. 48.b8=Q Bxc3
  49. 49.Kxc3 Ra3
  50. 50.Kd2 Rxb3
  51. 51.Qxb3 d4
  52. 52.Ke1 c4
  53. 53.Qb6

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